Aurora, MN is a small rural town located in the heart of Minnesota. It has a population of just over 700 people and has been known for its quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Despite the small size, though, there is still an active politics scene in Aurora. The city is home to a mayor and four council members who are all elected by the residents every two years. Every election cycle brings out new candidates from both sides of the aisle seeking to bring their ideas to the forefront. While Aurora might be small in size, it has an engaged community that takes part in local politics and works to keep its town running smoothly and effectively.
The political climate in Aurora, MN is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aurora, MN is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Aurora, Minnesota: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Aurora, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)